WO2017120131A1 - Supercapacitor having an integral 3d graphene-carbon hybrid foam-based electrode - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of supercapacitor or ultracapacitor and, more particularly, to a supercapacitor having an integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam- based electrode and a process for producing this electrode and supercapacitor.
- Electrochemical capacitors also known as ultracapacitors or supercapacitors
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- EVs hybrid electric vehicles
- a battery would still be used for cruising, but supercapacitors (with their ability to release energy much more quickly than batteries) would kick in whenever the car needs to accelerate for merging, passing, emergency maneuvers, and hill climbing.
- the EC must also store sufficient energy to provide an acceptable driving range. To be cost-, volume-, and weight-effective compared to additional battery capacity they must combine adequate energy densities (volumetric and gravimetric) and power densities with long cycle life, and meet cost targets as well.
- ECs are also gaining acceptance in the electronics industry as system designers become familiar with their attributes and benefits. ECs were originally developed to provide large bursts of driving energy for orbital lasers.
- CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
- a one-Farad EC having a volume of only one-half cubic inch can replace nickel-cadmium or lithium batteries and provide backup power for months.
- the stored energy in an EC associated with a given charge is half that storable in a corresponding battery system for passage of the same charge.
- ECs are extremely attractive power sources. Compared with batteries, they require no
- capacitors offer higher power density than batteries.
- the high volumetric capacitance density of an EC relative to conventional capacitors (10 to 100 times greater than conventional capacitors) derives from using porous electrodes to create a large effective "plate area” and from storing energy in the diffuse double layer.
- This double layer created naturally at a solid-electrolyte interface when voltage is imposed, has a thickness of only about 1 nm, thus forming an extremely small effective "plate separation.”
- EDLC electric double layer capacitor
- the double layer capacitor is based on a high surface area electrode material, such as activated carbon, immersed in a liquid electrolyte.
- a polarized double layer is formed at electrode-electrolyte interfaces providing high capacitance. This implies that the specific capacitance of a
- supercapacitor is directly proportional to the specific surface area of the electrode material. This surface area must be accessible by electrolyte and the resulting interfacial zones must be sufficiently large to accommodate the so-called electric double-layer charges.
- the low mass loading is primarily due to the inability to obtain thicker electrodes (thicker than 100-200 ⁇ ) using the conventional slurry coating procedure. This is not a trivial task as one might think, and in reality the electrode thickness is not a design parameter that can be arbitrarily and freely varied for the purpose of optimizing the cell performance. Contrarily, thicker samples tend to become extremely brittle or of poor structural integrity and would also require the use of large amounts of binder resin. These problems are particularly acute for graphene material-based electrodes. It has not been previously possible to produce graphene-based electrodes that are thicker than 150 ⁇ and remain highly porous with pores remaining fully accessible to liquid electrolyte.
- the low areal densities and low volume densities result in relatively low volumetric capacitances and low volumetric energy density of the supercapacitor cells.
- Novel electrode materials and designs that enable high volumetric capacitances and high mass loadings are essential to achieving improved cell volumetric capacitances and energy densities.
- Nano graphene materials have recently been found to exhibit exceptionally high thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity, and high strength. Another outstanding characteristic of graphene is its exceptionally high specific surface area.
- a single graphene sheet provides a specific external surface area of approximately 2,675 m 2 /g (that is accessible by liquid electrolyte), as opposed to the exterior surface area of approximately 1,300 m 2 /g provided by a corresponding single-wall CNT (interior surface not accessible by electrolyte).
- the electrical conductivity of graphene is slightly higher than that of CNTs.
- graphene sheets as a supercapacitor electrode active material
- a solid current collector e.g. Al foil
- the graphene electrode typically requires a large amount of a binder resin (hence, significantly reduced active material proportion vs. non-active or overhead materials/components).
- any electrode prepared in this manner that is thicker than 50 ⁇ is brittle and weak. There has been no effective solution to these problems.
- Carbon is known to have five unique crystalline structures, including diamond, fullerene (0-D nano graphitic material), carbon nano-tube or carbon nano-fiber (1-D nano graphitic material), graphene (2-D nano graphitic material), and graphite (3-D graphitic material).
- the carbon nano-tube (CNT) refers to a tubular structure grown with a single wall or multi-wall.
- Carbon nano-tubes (CNTs) and carbon nano-fibers (CNFs) have a diameter on the order of a few nanometers to a few hundred nanometers. Their longitudinal, hollow structures impart unique mechanical, electrical and chemical properties to the material.
- the CNT or CNF is a one- dimensional nano carbon or 1-D nano graphite material.
- Our research group pioneered the development of graphene materials and related production processes as early as 2002: (1) B. Z. Jang and W. C. Huang, "Nano-scaled Graphene Plates," U.S. Pat. No. 7,071,258 (07/04/2006), application submitted on October 21, 2002; (2) B. Z. Jang, et al.
- a single-layer graphene sheet is composed of carbon atoms occupying a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice.
- Multi-layer graphene is a platelet composed of more than one graphene plane.
- Individual single-layer graphene sheets and multi-layer graphene platelets are herein collectively called nano graphene platelets (NGPs) or graphene materials.
- NGPs include pristine graphene (essentially 99% of carbon atoms), slightly oxidized graphene ( ⁇ 5% by weight of oxygen), graphene oxide (> 5% by weight of oxygen), slightly fluorinated graphene ( ⁇ 5% by weight of fluorine), graphene fluoride ((> 5% by weight of fluorine), other halogenated graphene, and chemically functionalized graphene.
- NGPs have been found to have a range of unusual physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. For instance, graphene was found to exhibit thejiighest intrinsic strength and highest thermal conductivity of all existing materials.
- the first approach (FIG. 1) entails treating natural graphite powder with an intercalant and an oxidant (e.g., concentrated sulfuric acid and nitric acid, respectively) to obtain a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) or, actually, graphite oxide (GO).
- GIC graphite intercalation compound
- GO graphite oxide
- the inter- graphene spacing is increased to a value typically greater than 0.6 nm. This is the first expansion stage experienced by the graphite material during this chemical route.
- the obtained GIC or GO is then subjected to further expansion (often referred to as exfoliation) using either a thermal shock exposure or a solution-based, ultrasonication-assisted graphene layer exfoliation approach.
- the GIC or GO is exposed to a high temperature (typically 800-l,050°C) for a short period of time (typically 15 to 60 seconds) to exfoliate or expand the GIC or GO for the formation of exfoliated or further expanded graphite, which is typically in the form of a "graphite worm" composed of graphite flakes that are still
- the expanded or exfoliated GO powder is dispersed in water or aqueous alcohol solution, which is subjected to ultrasonication. It is important to note that in these processes, ultrasonification is used after intercalation and oxidation of graphite (i.e., after first expansion) and typically after thermal shock exposure of the resulting GIC or GO (after second expansion).
- the GO powder dispersed in water is subjected to an ion exchange or lengthy purification procedure in such a manner that the repulsive forces between ions residing in the inter-planar spaces overcome the inter-graphene van der Waals forces, resulting in graphene layer separations.
- the thermal exfoliation requires a high temperature (typically 800-l,200°C) and, hence, is a highly energy-intensive process.
- the resulting products are GO platelets that must undergo a further chemical reduction treatment to reduce the oxygen content.
- the electrical conductivity of GO platelets remains much lower than that of pristine graphene.
- the reduction procedure often involves the utilization of toxic chemicals, such as hydrazine.
- the quantity of intercalation solution retained on the flakes after draining may range from 20 to 150 parts of solution by weight per 100 parts by weight of graphite flakes (pph) and more typically about 50 to 120 pph.
- the residual intercalate species retained by the flakes decompose to produce various species of sulfuric and nitrous compounds (e.g., NO x and SO x ), which are undesirable.
- the effluents require expensive remediation procedures in order not to have an adverse environmental impact.
- the present invention was made to overcome the limitations or problems outlined above.
- Another process for producing graphene, in a thin film form is the catalytic chemical vapor deposition process.
- This catalytic CVD involves catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbon gas (e.g. C 2 H 4 ) on Ni or Cu surface to form single-layer or few-layer graphene.
- hydrocarbon gas e.g. C 2 H 4
- Ni or Cu being the catalyst, carbon atoms obtained via decomposition of hydrocarbon gas molecules at a temperature of 800-l,000°C are directly deposited onto Cu foil surface or precipitated out to the surface of a Ni foil from a Ni-C solid solution state to form a sheet of single-layer or few-layer graphene (less than 5 layers).
- Ni- or Cu-catalyzed CVD process does not lend itself to the deposition of more than 5 graphene planes (typically ⁇ 2 nm) beyond which the underlying Ni or Cu layer can no longer provide any catalytic effect.
- the CVD graphene films are extremely expensive.
- NGPs or graphene materials include discrete sheets/platelets of single-layer and multi-layer (typically less than 10 layers) pristine graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide (RGO), graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, doped graphene (e.g. doped by B or N).
- Pristine graphene has essentially 0% oxygen.
- RGO typically has an oxygen content of 0.001%-5% by weight.
- Graphene oxide (including RGO) can have 0.001%-50% by weight of oxygen.
- all the graphene materials have 0.001%-50% by weight of non-carbon elements (e.g. O, H, N, B, F, CI, Br, I, etc.). These materials are herein referred to as non-pristine graphene materials.
- the presently invented graphene-carbon foam can contain pristine or non- pristine graphene and the invented method allows for this flexibility.
- a foam or foamed material is composed of pores (or cells) and pore walls (a solid material). The pores can be interconnected to form an open-cell foam.
- a graphene foam is composed of pores and pore walls that contain a graphene material. See FIG. 3(A) and FIG. 3(B). There are three major methods of producing graphene foams:
- the first method is the hydrothermal reduction of graphene oxide hydrogel that typically involves sealing graphene oxide (GO) aqueous suspension in a high-pressure autoclave and heating the GO suspension under a high pressure (tens or hundreds of atm) at a temperature typically in the range of 180-300°C for an extended period of time (typically 12-36 hours).
- a useful reference for this method is given here: Y. Xu, et al. "Self- Assembled Graphene Hydrogel via a One-Step Hydrothermal Process," ACS Nano 2010, 4, 4324-4330.
- the second method is based on a template-assisted catalytic CVD process, which involves CVD deposition of graphene on a sacrificial template (e.g. Ni foam).
- a sacrificial template e.g. Ni foam.
- the graphene material conforms to the shape and dimensions of the Ni foam structure.
- the Ni foam is then etched away using an etching agent, leaving behind a monolith of graphene skeleton that is essentially an open-cell foam.
- the resulting graphene foam is typically very brittle and fragile, (d)
- the transport of the CVD precursor gas (e.g. hydrocarbon) into the interior of a metal foam can be difficult, resulting in a non-uniform structure, since certain spots inside the sacrificial metal foam may not be accessible to the CVD precursor gas.
- the CVD precursor gas e.g. hydrocarbon
- the third method of producing graphene foam also makes use of a sacrificial material (e.g. colloidal polystyrene particles, PS) that is coated with graphene oxide sheets using a self- assembly approach.
- a sacrificial material e.g. colloidal polystyrene particles, PS
- PS polystyrene particles
- Choi, et al. prepared chemically modified graphene (CMG) paper in two steps: fabrication of free-standing PS/CMG films by vacuum filtration of a mixed aqueous colloidal suspension of CMG and PS (2.0 ⁇ PS spheres), followed by removal of PS beads to generate 3D macro-pores.
- CMG chemically modified graphene
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide (a) a pristine graphene-based hybrid foam that contains essentially all carbon only and preferably have a meso-scaled pore size range (2-50 nm); and (b) non-pristine graphene foams (graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, nitrogenated graphene, etc.) that contains at least 0.001% by weight (typically from 0.01% to 25%) by weight and most typically from 0.1%> to 20%>) of non-carbon elements that can be used for a broad array of applications.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide products (e.g. devices) that contain a graphene-carbon foam of the present invention and methods of operating these products.
- the present invention provides an integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam-based supercapacitor electrode and a process for producing such an electrode directly from particles of a graphitic material and particles of a polymer. This process is stunningly simple.
- the invention also provides a supercapacitor containing such a unique electrode (as an anode, as a cathode, or both electrodes having such type of electrode).
- the supercapacitor having an anode, a cathode, a porous separator electronically separating the anode and the cathode, and/or an electrolyte in ionic contact with the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode contains an integral 3D graphene- carbon hybrid foam as an electrode active material that forms electric double layers of charges or redox pairs.
- the hybrid foam is composed of multiple pores and pore walls, wherein the pore walls contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets chemically bonded by a carbon material.
- the hybrid foam has both graphene sheets and a carbon phase (two distinct types of materials) as the pore wall materials and the carbon material-to-graphene weight ratio is preferably from 1/200 to 1 ⁇ 2.
- the few-layer graphene sheets have 2-10 layers of stacked graphene planes having an inter-plane spacing d 0 02 from 0.3354 nm to 0.40 nm as measured by X-ray diffraction and the single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets contain a pristine graphene material having essentially zero % of non-carbon elements, or a non-pristine graphene material having an adjustable 0.001% to 25%) by weight of non-carbon elements wherein said non-pristine graphene is selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof.
- the supercapacitor may further comprise an anode current collector in contact with the anode, and/or a cathode current collector in contact with the cathode.
- a current collector e.g. Al foil
- a layer of the presently invented integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam is coated with a layer of the presently invented integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- the 3D graphene foam typically has a density from 0.005 to 1.7 g/cm 3 (preferably from 0.1 to 1.7 g/cm 3 ), a specific surface area from 50 to 3,200 m 2 /g (more typically from 300 to 3,200 m 2 /g), a thermal conductivity of at least 200 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 2,000 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the average pore size in the hybrid foam is from 2 nm to 50 nm
- the specific surface area is from 500 m 2 /g to 3,200 m 2 /g.
- the pore walls contain a non-pristine graphene material and the hybrid foam contains a content of non-carbon elements in the range of 0.01% to 20% by weight and the non-carbon elements include an element selected from oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, nitrogen, hydrogen, or boron.
- the supercapacitor is in a continuous-length filament, wire, or sheet form having a thickness or diameter from 200 nm to 10 cm.
- the pore walls typically contain a 3D network of interconnected graphene planes.
- the foam has a physical density higher than 0.8 g/cm 3 and a specific surface area greater than 800 m 2 /g.
- the hybrid foam has a physical density higher than 1.0 g/cm 3 and a specific surface area greater than 500 m 2 /g.
- the anode active material or cathode active material of the supercapacitor may further contain a redox pair partner material selected from a metal oxide, a conducting polymer (e.g. polyaniline, polypyrrole, polyacetylene, polythiophene, etc.), a non-conducting polymer (e.g. polyacrylonitrile), an organic material, an inorganic material, or a combination thereof, wherein the partner material is combined with the graphene sheets or carbon material in the hybrid foam to form redox pairs for pseudo-capacitance. This significantly increases the specific capacitance of the supercapacitor.
- a redox pair partner material selected from a metal oxide, a conducting polymer (e.g. polyaniline, polypyrrole, polyacetylene, polythiophene, etc.), a non-conducting polymer (e.g. polyacrylonitrile), an organic material, an inorganic material, or a combination thereof, wherein the partner material is combined with the
- the metal oxide may be selected from Ru0 2 , Ir0 2 , NiO, Mn0 2 , V0 2 , V 2 0 5 , V 3 0 8 , Ti0 2 , Cr 2 0 3 , Co 2 0 3 , Co 3 0 4 , Pb0 2 , Ag 2 0, or a combination thereof.
- the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam is chemically or physically activated to further increase the specific surface area.
- the graphene-carbon hybrid foam constitutes an electrode active material loading greater than 10 mg/cm 2
- the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode layer having a thickness no less than 200 ⁇
- the anode active material and the cathode active material combined exceeds 30% by weight of the total supercapacitor cell weight.
- the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode active material loading greater than 15 mg/cm 2 , and/or the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode layer having a thickness no less than 300 ⁇ , and/or the anode active material and the cathode active material combined exceeds 40% by weight of the supercapacitor cell. Further preferably, the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode active material loading greater than 20 mg/cm 2 and/or wherein the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode layer having a thickness no less than 400 ⁇ , and/or the anode active material and the cathode active material combined exceeds 50% by weight of said supercapacitor cell.
- the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode active material loading greater than 30 mg/cm 2 and/or the hybrid foam constitutes an electrode layer having a thickness no less than 500 ⁇ , and/or the anode active material and the cathode active material combined exceeds 60% by weight of the supercapacitor cell.
- a supercapacitor electrode comprising an integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam herein invented.
- the present invention also provides a process for producing an electrode containing such an integral 3D graphene-carbon foam as an interconnected network of electrode active material. The process comprises:
- consolidating step can be as simple as a compacting step that just packs graphene-coated or embedded particles into a desired shape
- This foam structure is basically composed of graphene sheets bonded at their ends/edges by a carbon phase. Since both graphene and converted carbon are capable of storing electric double layer (EDL) charges near their surfaces, they are both electrode active materials. There is no need to add any other active materials (such as isolated/separated graphene sheets and activated carbon particles) to the pores, just liquid or gel electrolyte.
- EDL electric double layer
- step (c) includes operating a magnet to separate the impacting balls or media from the graphene-coated or graphene-embedded polymer particles.
- the solid polymer material particles can include plastic or rubber beads, pellets, spheres, wires, fibers, filaments, discs, ribbons, or rods, having a diameter or thickness from 10 nm to 10 mm. Preferably, the diameter or thickness is from 100 nm to 1 mm, and more preferably from 200 nm to 200 ⁇ .
- the solid polymer may be selected from solid particles of a thermoplastic, thermoset resin, rubber, semi-penetrating network polymer, penetrating network polymer, natural polymer, or a combination thereof. In an embodiment, the solid polymer is partially removed by melting, etching, or dissolving in a solvent prior to step (d).
- the graphitic material is selected from natural graphite, synthetic graphite, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, graphite fiber, graphitic nano-fiber, graphite fluoride, oxidized graphite, chemically modified graphite, exfoliated graphite, recompressed exfoliated graphite, expanded graphite, meso-carbon micro-bead, or a combination thereof.
- the graphitic material contains a non-intercalated and non-oxidized graphitic material that has never been previously exposed to a chemical or oxidation treatment prior to the mixing step (a).
- the energy impacting apparatus can be a vibratory ball mill, planetary ball mill, high energy mill, basket mill, agitator ball mill, cryo ball mill, micro ball mill, tumbler ball mill, continuous ball mill, stirred ball mill, pressurized ball mill, freezer mill, vibratory sieve, bead mill, nano bead mill, ultrasonic homogenizer mill, centrifugal planetary mixer, vacuum ball mill, or resonant acoustic mixer.
- the carbon yield is the weight percentage of a polymer structure that is converted by heat to a solid carbon phase, instead of becoming part of a volatile gas.
- the high carbon-yield polymer may be selected from phenolic resin, poly furfuryl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyamide, polyoxadiazole, polybenzoxazole, polybenzobisoxazole, polythiazole,
- polybenzothiazole polybenzobisthiazole, poly(p-phenylene vinylene), polybenzimidazole, polybenzobisimidazole, a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof.
- the polymer can contain a low carbon-yield polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene (ABS), polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, poly vinylidiene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof.
- a low carbon-yield polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene (ABS), polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, poly vinylidiene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof
- these polymers when heated at a temperature of 300-2,500°C, are converted into a carbon material, which is preferentially nucleated near graphene sheet edges.
- a carbon material serves to bridge the gaps between graphene sheets, forming interconnected electron-conducting pathways.
- the resulting graphene-carbon hybrid foam is composed of integral 3D network of carbon-bonded graphene sheets, allowing continuous transport of electrons and phonons (quantized lattice vibrations) between graphene sheets or domains without interruptions.
- the graphene-bonding carbon phase can get graphitized provided that the carbon phase is "soft carbon" or graphitizable. In such a situation, both the electric conductivity and thermal conductivity are further increased.
- the step of pyrolyzing includes carbonizing the polymer at a temperature from 200°C to 2,500°C to obtain carbon-bonded graphene sheets.
- the carbon-bonded graphene sheets can be subsequently graphitized at a temperature from 2,500°C to 3,200°C to obtain graphite-bonded graphene sheets. It may be noted that pyrolyzation of a polymer tends to lead to the formation of pores in the resulting polymeric carbon phase due to the evolution of those volatile gas molecules such as C0 2 and H 2 0. However, such pores also have a high tendency to get collapsed if the polymer is not constrained when being carbonized.
- the graphene sheets wrapped around a polymer particle are capable of constraining the carbon pore walls from being shrunk and collapsed, while some carbon species also permeate to the gaps between graphene sheets where these species bond the graphene sheets together.
- the pore sizes and pore volume (porosity level) of the resulting 3D integral graphene foam depend upon the starting polymer size and the carbon yield of the polymer and, to a lesser extent, on the pyrolyzation temperature.
- the consolidating step includes compacting a mass of these graphene-coated polymer particles into a desired shape.
- the consolidating step includes melting the polymer particles to form a polymer melt mixture with graphene sheets dispersed therein, forming the polymer melt mixture into a desired shape and solidifying the shape into a graphene-polymer composite structure.
- shape can be a rod, film (thin or thick film, wide or narrow, single sheets or in a roll), fiber (short filament or continuous long filament), plate, ingot, any regular shape or odd shape. This graphene-polymer composite shape is then pyrolyzed
- the consolidating step may include dissolving the polymer particles in a solvent to form a polymer solution mixture with graphene sheets dispersed therein, forming the polymer solution mixture into a desired shape, and removing the solvent to solidify the shape into the graphene-polymer composite structure. This composite structure is then pyrolyzed to form a porous structure.
- the consolidating step may include melting the polymer particles to form a polymer melt mixture with graphene sheets dispersed therein and extruding the mixture into a rod form or sheet form, spinning the mixture into a fiber form, spraying the mixture into a powder form, or casting the mixture into an ingot form.
- the consolidating step includes dissolving the polymer particles in a solvent to form a polymer solution mixture with graphene sheets dispersed therein and extruding the solution mixture into a rod form or sheet form, spinning the solution mixture into a fiber form, spraying the solution mixture into a powder form, or casting the solution mixture into an ingot form, and removing the solvent.
- the polymer solution mixture is sprayed to create a graphene- polymer composite coating or film, which is then pyrolyzed (carbonized or carbonized and graphitized).
- the consolidating step may include compacting the graphene-coated polymer particles in a porous green compact having macroscopic pores and then infiltrate or impregnate the pores with an additional carbon source material selected from a petroleum pitch, coal tar pitch, an aromatic organic material (e.g. naphthalene or other derivatives of a pitch), a monomer, an organic polymer, or a combination thereof.
- the organic polymer may contain a high carbon- yield polymer selected from phenolic resin, poly furfuryl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyamide, polyoxadiazole, polybenzoxazole, polybenzobisoxazole, polythiazole,
- polybenzothiazole polybenzobisthiazole, poly(p-phenylene vinyl ene), polybenzimidazole, polybenzobisimidazole, a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof.
- these species become additional sources of carbon, if a higher amount of carbon in the hybrid foam is desired. It may be noted that there are no limitations on the shape or dimensions of the presently invented graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- the integral graphene-carbon hybrid foam is made into a continuous-length roll sheet form (a roll of a continuous foam sheet) having a thickness no less than 100 nm and no greater than 10 cm and a length of at least 1 meter long, preferably at least 2 meters, further preferably at least 10 meters, and most preferably at least 100 meters.
- This sheet roll is produced by a roll-to-roll process.
- the graphene-carbon foam preferably has an oxygen content or non-carbon content less than 1% by weight, and the pore walls have stacked graphene planes having an inter-graphene spacing less than 0.35 nm, a thermal conductivity of at least 250 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 2,500 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the graphene-carbon hybrid foam has an oxygen content or non-carbon content less than 0.01% by weight and said pore walls contain stacked graphene planes having an inter-graphene spacing less than 0.34 nm, a thermal conductivity of at least 300 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 3,000 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the graphene-carbon hybrid foam has an oxygen content or non-carbon content no greater than 0.01% by weight and said pore walls contain stacked graphene planes having an inter-graphene spacing less than 0.336 nm, a mosaic spread value no greater than 0.7, a thermal conductivity of at least 350 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 3,500 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the graphene foam has pore walls containing stacked graphene planes having an inter-graphene spacing less than 0.336 nm, a mosaic spread value no greater than 0.4, a thermal conductivity greater than 400 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity greater than 4,000 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the pore walls contain stacked graphene planes having an inter-graphene spacing less than 0.337 nm and a mosaic spread value less than 1.0.
- the graphene foam exhibits a degree of graphitization no less than 80% (preferably no less than 90%) and/or a mosaic spread value less than 0.4.
- the pore walls contain a 3D network of interconnected graphene planes.
- the solid graphene-carbon hybrid foam contains meso-scaled pores having a pore size from 2 nm to 50 nm.
- the solid graphene foam can also be made to contain micron-scaled pores (1-500 ⁇ ).
- the step (d) of consolidating the graphene-coated or graphene- embedded polymer particles is conducted in a roll-to-roll manner to form a roll of graphene- polymer composite structure sheet or film, which is pyrolyzed to form a sheet or film of the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- the step (e) of pyrolyzation is followed by a step of chemically or physically activating the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- a process for producing a continuous sheet of a supercapacitor is also provided.
- the process comprises the steps of laminating an anode layer, a separator/electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer, wherein at least the anode layer or the cathode layer contains a continuous sheet or film of the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam produced by the presently invented process.
- the continuous sheet or film of the hybrid foam is pre-loaded with a liquid or gel electrolyte prior to being laminated to form a supercapacitor sheet.
- a supercapacitor sheet Such a sheet-like supercapacitor can be rolled up, twisted, or folded back and forth to make many unique shapes.
- FIG.1 A flow chart showing the most commonly used prior art process of producing highly oxidized NGPs that entails tedious chemical oxidation/intercalation, rinsing, and high- temperature exfoliation procedures.
- FIG.2(A) A flow chart showing the presently invented process for producing integral 3D
- FIG.2(B) Schematic of the heat-induced conversion of polymer into carbon, which bonds
- graphene sheets together to form a 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- the compacted structure of graphene-coated polymer particles is converted into a highly porous structure.
- FIG.2(C) Schematic of a prior art supercapacitor cell.
- FIG.3 (A) An SEM image of an internal structure of a 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- FIG.3(B) An SEM image of an internal structure of another 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam
- FIG.4(A) Thermal conductivity values vs. specific gravity of a 3D integral graphene-carbon
- FIG.4(B) Thermal conductivity values of 3D graphene-carbon foam and the hydrothermally
- FIG.5 Thermal conductivity values of 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam and pristine graphene foam (prepared by casting with a blowing agent and then heat treating) plotted as a function of the final (maximum) heat treatment temperature.
- FIG.6 Electrical conductivity values of 3D graphene-carbon foam and the hydrothermally reduced GO graphene foam.
- FIG.7 Ragone plots (gravimetric and volumetric power density vs. energy density) of symmetric supercapacitor (EDLC) cells containing isolated nitrogen-doped graphene sheets or graphene-carbon hybrid foam as the electrode active material and EMTMBF4 ionic liquid electrolyte.
- EDLC symmetric supercapacitor
- FIG.8 Ragone plots (gravimetric and volumetric power density vs. energy density) of lithium ion capacitor (LIC) cells containing pristine graphene sheets as the electrode active material and lithium salt-PC/DEC organic liquid electrolyte.
- LIC lithium ion capacitor
- Supercapacitors were prepared according to an embodiment of instant invention and by the conventional slurry coating of electrodes.
- FIG.9 The cell-level gravimetric and volumetric energy densities plotted over the achievable electrode thickness range of the RGO-based EDLC supercapacitors (organic liquid electrolyte) prepared via the conventional method and the presently invented method.
- the gravimetric ( ⁇ ) and volumetric (A) energy density of the conventional supercapaitors (highest achieved electrode tap density of approximately 0.25 g/cm 3 )
- the gravimetric ( ⁇ ) and volumetric (X) energy density of the inventive supercapaitors easily achieved electrode tap density of approximately 0.75 g/cm 3 ).
- FIG.10 The cell-level gravimetric energy densities plotted over the achievable active material proportion (active material weight/total cell weight) in a supercapacitor cell for two series of pristine graphene-based EDLC supercapacitors (all with organic liquid electrolyte).
- a prior art supercapacitor cell is typically composed of an anode current collector 202 (e.g. Al foil 12-15 ⁇ thick), an anode active material layer 204 (containing an anode active material, such as activated carbon particles 232 and conductive additives that are bonded by a resin binder, such as PVDF), a porous separator 230, a cathode active material layer 208 (containing a cathode active material, such as activated carbon particles 234, and conductive additives that are all bonded by a resin binder, not shown), a cathode current collector 206 (e.g.
- anode active material layer 204 also simply referred to as the "anode layer”
- cathode active material layer 208 or simply “cathode layer”
- the entire cell is encased in a protective housing, such as a thin plastic-aluminum foil laminate-based envelop.
- the first step is mixing particles of the anode active material (e.g. activated carbon), a conductive filler (e.g. graphite flakes), a resin binder (e.g. PVDF) in a solvent (e.g. NMP) to form an anode slurry.
- particles of the cathode active material e.g. activated carbon
- a conductive filler e.g. acetylene black
- a resin binder e.g. PVDF
- the second step includes coating the anode slurry onto one or both primary surfaces of an anode current collector (e.g. Cu or Al foil), drying the coated layer by vaporizing the solvent (e.g. NMP) to form a dried anode electrode coated on Cu or Al foil. Similarly, the cathode slurry is coated and dried to form a dried cathode electrode coated on Al foil.
- the third step includes laminating an anode/ Al foil sheet, a porous separator layer, and a cathode/ Al foil sheet together to form a 3-layer or 5-layer assembly, which is cut and slit into desired sizes and stacked to form a rectangular structure (as an example of shape) or rolled into a cylindrical cell structure.
- a liquid electrolyte is then injected into the laminated structure to make a supercapacitor cell.
- the actual mass loadings of the electrodes and the apparent densities for the active materials are too low.
- the active material mass loadings of the electrodes area density
- the apparent volume density or tap density of the active material is typically less than 0.75 g/cm 3 (more typically less than 0.5 g/cm 3 and most typically less than 0.3 g/cm 3 ) even for relatively large particles of activated carbon.
- non-active materials e.g. conductive additive and resin binder
- the conventional process requires dispersing electrode active materials (anode active material and cathode active material) in a liquid solvent (e.g. MP) to make a wet slurry and, upon coating on a current collector surface, the liquid solvent has to be removed to dry the electrode layer.
- a liquid solvent e.g. MP
- the anode and cathode layers, along with a separator layer, are laminated together and packaged in a housing to make a supercapacitor cell, one then injects a liquid electrolyte into the cell. In actuality, one makes the two electrodes wet, then makes the electrodes dry, and finally makes them wet again. Such a wet-dry-wet process does not sound like a good process at all.
- Current supercapacitors e.g.
- EDLC symmetric supercapacitors or electric double layer capacitors
- experimental supercapacitors exhibit large volumetric electrode capacitances (100 to 200 F/cm 3 in most cases) at the electrode level (not the cell level), their typical active mass loading of ⁇ 1 mg/cm 2 , tap density of ⁇ 0.1 g/cm "3 , and electrode thicknesses of up to tens of micrometers remain significantly lower than those used in most commercially available electrochemical capacitors, resulting in energy storage devices with relatively low areal and volumetric capacities and low volumetric energy densities based on the cell (device) weight.
- the present invention provides a process for producing a supercapacitor cell having a high electrode thickness (no theoretical limitation on the electrode thickness that can be made by using the present process), high active material mass loading, low overhead weight and volume, high volumetric capacitance, and high volumetric energy density.
- the electrode produced can be directly impregnated with an electrolyte (aqueous, organic, ionic liquid, or polymer gel) without going through the lengthy and environmentally unfriendly wet-dry-wet procedures of the prior art process
- the present invention provides a method of producing an integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam-based electrode directly from particles of a graphitic material and particles of a polymer.
- the method begins with mixing multiple particles of a graphitic material and multiple particles of a solid polymer carrier material to form a mixture, which is enclosed in an impacting chamber of an energy impacting apparatus (e.g.
- this energy impacting device imparts kinetic energy to the solid particles contained therein, allowing polymer particles to impinge upon graphite particles with high intensity and high frequency. In typical operational conditions, such impacting events result in peeling off of graphene sheets from the graphitic material and transferring the graphene sheets to surfaces of the solid polymer carrier particles.
- graphene sheets wrap around polymer particles to form graphene-coated or graphene-embedded polymer particles inside the impacting chamber. This is herein referred to as the "direct transfer" process, meaning that graphene sheets are directly transferred from graphite particles to surfaces of polymer particles without being mediated by any third-party entities.
- step (c) includes operating a magnet to separate the impacting balls or media from the graphene-coated or graphene-embedded polymer particles.
- the method then includes recovering the graphene-coated or graphene-embedded polymer particles from the impacting chamber and consolidating the graphene-coated or graphene-embedded polymer particles into a desired shape of graphene-polymer composite structure.
- This consolidating step can be as simple as a compacting step that just mechanically packs graphene-coated or embedded particles into a desired shape.
- this consolidating step can entail melting the polymer particles to form a polymer matrix with graphene sheets dispersed therein.
- Such a graphene-polymer structure can be in any practical shape or dimensions (sheet, film, fiber, rod, plate, cylinder, or any regular shape or odd shape).
- the graphene-polymer compact or composite structure is then pyrolyzed to thermally convert the polymer into carbon or graphite that bonds the graphene sheets to form the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- a foam structure can be already in the final shape and dimensions of a desired electrode, or can be cut and trimmed into a final shape and dimensions of a desired electrode.
- Such an electrode can be directly impregnated with an electrolyte to form an electrolyte- impregnated foam electrode layer (e.g. a cathode).
- a counter electrode layer e.g.
- an anode may be made in a similar manner (if for an EDLC supercapacitor cell) or by using a different process (if for a lithium -ion capacitor, for instance).
- the anode layer, a separator, and the cathode layer can then be laminated (with or without an anode current collector and/or cathode current collector) to form a supercapacitor cell, which is then packaged in an envelop or casing (e.g. laminated plastic-aluminum housing).
- an un-impregnated anode layer, a separator layer, and an un-impregnated cathode layer are laminated together (with or without externally added current collectors) to form a supercapacitor cell, which is inserted in a housing and impregnated with an electrolyte to form a packaged cell.
- the high carbon-yield polymer may be selected from phenolic resin, poly furfuryl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyamide, polyoxadiazole, polybenzoxazole,
- polybenzobisoxazole polythiazole, polybenzothiazole, polybenzobisthiazole, poly(p-phenylene vinylene), polybenzimidazole, polybenzobisimidazole, a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof.
- particles of these polymers become porous, as illustrated in the bottom portion of FIG. 2(B).
- the polymer can contain a low carbon-yield polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene (ABS), polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, poly vinylidiene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), a copolymer thereof, a polymer blend thereof, or a combination thereof.
- PVDF poly vinylidiene fluoride
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PPO polyphenylene oxide
- PMMA poly methyl methacrylate
- the resulting graphene-carbon hybrid foam is composed of integral 3D network of carbon-bonded graphene sheets, enabling continuous transport of electrons and phonons (quantized lattice vibrations) between graphene sheets or domains without interruptions.
- the carbon phase can get graphitized to further increase both the electric conductivity and thermal conductivity.
- the amount of non-carbon elements is also decreased to typically below 1% by weight if the graphitization time exceeds 1 hour.
- an organic polymer typically contains a significant amount of non- carbon elements, which can be reduced or eliminated via heat treatments.
- pyrolyzation of a polymer causes the formation and evolution of volatile gas molecules, such as C0 2 and H 2 0, which lead to the formation of pores in the resulting polymeric carbon phase.
- volatile gas molecules such as C0 2 and H 2 0, which lead to the formation of pores in the resulting polymeric carbon phase.
- such pores also have a high tendency to get collapsed if the polymer is not constrained when being carbonized (the carbon structure can shrink while non-carbon elements are being released).
- the graphene sheets wrapped around a polymer particle are capable of constraining the carbon pore walls from being collapsed.
- some carbon species also permeate to the gaps between graphene sheets where these species bond the graphene sheets together.
- the pore sizes and pore volume (porosity level) of the resulting 3D integral graphene foam mainly depend upon the starting polymer size and the carbon yield of the polymer.
- the graphitic material as a source of graphene sheets, may be selected from natural graphite, synthetic graphite, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, graphite fiber, graphitic nano- fiber, graphite fluoride, oxidized graphite, chemically modified graphite, exfoliated graphite, recompressed exfoliated graphite, expanded graphite, meso-carbon micro-bead, or a combination thereof.
- natural graphite synthetic graphite, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, graphite fiber, graphitic nano- fiber, graphite fluoride, oxidized graphite, chemically modified graphite, exfoliated graphite, recompressed exfoliated graphite, expanded graphite, meso-carbon micro-bead, or a combination thereof.
- Graphene sheets can be peeled off from natural graphite by using polymer particles alone, without utilizing the heavier and harder impacting balls (such as zirconium dioxide or steel balls commonly used in a ball mill, for instance).
- the peeled-off graphene sheets are directly transferred to polymer particle surfaces and are firmly wrapped around the polymer particles.
- impacting polymer particles are capable of peeling off graphene sheets from artificial graphite, such as meso-carbon micro-beads (MCMBs), which are known to have a skin layer of amorphous carbon.
- MCMBs meso-carbon micro-beads
- the present invention provides a strikingly simple, fast, scalable, environmentally
- a certain desired degree of hydrophilicity can be imparted to the pore walls of the graphene-carbon hybrid foam if the starting graphite is intentionally oxidized to some degree (e.g. to contain 2-15% by weight of oxygen).
- the starting graphite is intentionally oxidized to some degree (e.g. to contain 2-15% by weight of oxygen).
- oxygen-containing functional groups can be attached to the carbon phase if the carbonization treatment is allowed to occur in a slightly oxidizing environment.
- the graphitic material may be selected from a non-intercalated and non-oxidized graphitic material that has never been previously exposed to a chemical or oxidation treatment prior to being placed into the impacting chamber.
- the graphene-carbon foam can be subjected to graphitization treatment at a temperature higher than 2,500°C.
- the resulting material is particularly advantageous for use as a supercapacitor electrode due to its high electrical conductivity (meaning exceptionally low internal resistance).
- a low equivalent series resistance in a supercapacitor cell is essential to achieving a high power density.
- the graphene-carbon foam may be subjected to compression during and/or after the graphitization treatment. This operation enables us to adjust the graphene sheet orientation and the degree of porosity.
- the graphene foam walls having a d 0 0 2 higher than 0.3440 nm reflects the presence of oxygen- or fluorine-containing functional groups (such as -F, -OH, >0, and - COOH on graphene molecular plane surfaces or edges) that act as a spacer to increase the inter- graphene spacing.
- oxygen- or fluorine-containing functional groups such as -F, -OH, >0, and - COOH on graphene molecular plane surfaces or edges
- Another structural index that can be used to characterize the degree of ordering of the stacked and bonded graphene planes in the foam walls of graphene and conventional graphite crystals is the "mosaic spread," which is expressed by the full width at half maximum of a rocking curve (X-ray diffraction intensity) of the (002) or (004) reflection.
- This degree of ordering characterizes the graphite or graphene crystal size (or grain size), amounts of grain boundaries and other defects, and the degree of preferred grain orientation.
- a nearly perfect single crystal of graphite is characterized by having a mosaic spread value of 0.2-0.4. Most of our graphene walls have a mosaic spread value in this range of 0.2-0.4 (if produced with a heat treatment temperature (HTT) no less than 2,500°C).
- the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam is composed of multiple pores and pore walls, wherein the pore walls contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets chemically bonded by a carbon material having a carbon material-to-graphene weight ratio from 1/100 to 1/2, wherein the few-layer graphene sheets have 2-10 layers of stacked graphene planes having an inter-plane spacing d 0 02 from 0.3354 nm to 0.36 nm as measured by X-ray diffraction and the single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets contain a pristine graphene material having essentially zero % of non-carbon elements, or a non-pristine graphene material having 0.01% to 25% by weight of non-carbon elements (more typically ⁇ 15%) wherein the non-pristine graphene is selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene,
- a plurality of single-layer or few layer graphene embracing the underlying polymer particles can overlap with one another to form a stack of graphene sheets.
- the stack can have a thickness greater than 5 nm and, in some cases, greater than 10 nm or even greater than 100 nm.
- the integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam typically has a density from 0.001 to 1.7 g/cm 3 , a specific surface area from 50 to 3,000 m 2 /g, a thermal conductivity of at least 200 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 2,000 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.
- the pore walls contain stacked graphene planes having an inter-planar spacing doo 2 from 0.3354 nm to 0.40 nm as measured by X-ray diffraction.
- the graphene sheets can be merged edge to edge through covalent bonds with one another, into an integrated graphene entity.
- the gaps between the free ends of those unmerged sheets or shorter merged sheets are bonded by the carbon phase converted from a polymer. Due to these unique chemical composition (including oxygen or fluorine content, etc.), morphology, crystal structure (including inter-graphene spacing), and structural features (e.g. degree of orientations, few defects, chemical bonding and no gap between graphene sheets, and substantially no interruptions along graphene plane directions), the graphene-carbon hybrid foam has a unique combination of outstanding thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and stiffness (elastic modulus).
- Both the graphene sheets and the bridging carbon material are electrode active materials per se for developing electric double layers of charges (EDLC) near the interfaces between graphene or carbon surfaces and electrolyte. There is no need to add other electrode active materials (e.g. activated carbon particles or other separated/isolated graphene sheets) as an electrode active material.
- EDLC electric double layers of charges
- Such a 3D network of graphene sheets bridged with a carbon phase also provides a 3D network of electron-conducting pathways without interruption, allowing for low resistance to electron transport.
- a surprisingly advantageous feature of this hybrid foam structure is the flexibility of making the pores initially large in size and chemically wettable and accessible to the electrolyte fluid. Once a desired amount of electrolyte is impregnated, the impregnated foam can be compressed to reduce the pore sizes and the electrode thickness and volume (without reducing the specific surface area of the graphene sheets).
- This feature now makes it possible to achieve both a high specific surface area and a high tap density of an electrode, which are normally considered mutually exclusive in prior art supercapacitor electrodes (either activated carbon or graphene-based). It is now possible to achieve both high volumetric energy density and high gravimetric energy density.
- the 3D graphene-carbon hybrid structure and chemistry can be readily adjusted to accept a transition metal oxide or conductive polymer (in a coating or nano particle form) that forms a redox pair with the graphene sheets or the carbon phase for achieving pseudo- capacitance. This dramatically increases the energy density of the resulting transition metal oxide or conductive polymer (in a coating or nano particle form) that forms a redox pair with the graphene sheets or the carbon phase for achieving pseudo- capacitance. This dramatically increases the energy density of the resulting
- the presently invented process exhibits a host of many totally unexpected advantages over the conventional supercapacitor cell production process.
- individual graphene sheets prepared by prior art processes
- graphene sheets have a great tendency to re-stack together or to overlap with one another, thereby dramatically reducing the specific capacitance due to the significantly reduced specific surface area that is accessible by the electrolyte.
- This tendency to re-stack is particularly acute during the supercapacitor cell electrode production process.
- graphene sheets, along with other conductive additive and resin binder e.g.
- PVDF polyvinyl styrene
- a solvent typically NMP
- a solid current collector e.g. Al foil
- the solvent is then removed (vaporized) to form a dried layer of active material electrode, which is then fed through a pair of rollers in a compression machine to consolidate the electrode layer.
- the maximum specific capacitance of a single-layer graphene-based supercapacitor is as high as 550 F/g (based on an EDLC structure, no redox pair or pseudo-capacitance), but experimentally achieved values have been in the range of mere 90-170 F/g. This has been a longstanding problem in the art of supercapacitors.
- the present invention provides a highly innovative and elegant process to overcome this graphene sheet re-stacking issue.
- This invented process completely eliminates the need to go through slurry coating, drying, and roll-pressing procedures. Instead of forming a slurry containing an environmentally undesirable solvent (i.e. NMP), the process entails directly injecting liquid electrolyte into a foamed structure. No subsequent drying and roll-compressing are required and no possibility of graphene sheets re-stacking together.
- NMP environmentally undesirable solvent
- the 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam may be further subjected to the following treatments, separately or in combination:
- Useful surface functional groups may include quinone, hydroquinone, quaternized aromatic amines, mercaptans, or disulfides. This class of functional groups can impart pseudo-capacitance to graphene-based supercapacitors.
- (b) coated or grafted with an intrinsically conductive polymer conducting polymers, such as polyacetylene, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polythiophene, and their derivatives, are good choices for use in the present invention); These treatments are intended for further increasing the capacitance value through pseudo-capacitance effects such as redox reactions.
- activation treatment analogous to activation of carbon black materials
- the activation treatment can be accomplished through C0 2 physical activation, KOH chemical activation, or exposure to nitric acid, fluorine, or ammonia plasma.
- electrolytes for supercapacitors consist of solvent and dissolved chemicals (e.g. salts) that dissociate into positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions), making the electrolyte electrically conductive.
- ions positive ions
- anions negative ions
- the electrolyte provides the molecules for the separating monolayer in the Helmholtz double-layer (electric double layer) and delivers the ions for pseudocapacitance.
- Water is a relatively good solvent for dissolving inorganic chemicals.
- acids such as sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ), alkalis such as potassium hydroxide (KOH), or salts such as quaternary phosphonium salts, sodium perchlorate (NaC10 4 ), lithium perchlorate (L1CIO 4 ) or lithium hexafluoride arsenate (LiAsF 6 )
- water offers relatively high conductivity values.
- Aqueous electrolytes have a dissociation voltage of 1.15 V per electrode and a relatively low operating temperature range. Water electrolyte-based supercapacitors exhibit low energy density.
- electrolytes may contain organic solvents, such as acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, tetrahydrofuran, diethyl carbonate, ⁇ -butyrolactone, and solutes with quaternary ammonium salts or alkyl ammonium salts such as tetraethylammonium tetrafluorob orate (N(Et) 4 BF 4 ) or triethyl (metyl) tetrafluorob orate ( Me(Et) 3 BF 4 ).
- Organic electrolytes are more expensive than aqueous electrolytes, but they have a higher dissociation voltage of typically 1.35 V per electrode (2.7 V capacitor voltage), and a higher temperature range.
- the lower electrical conductivity of organic solvents (10 to 60 mS/cm) leads to a lower power density, but a higher energy density since the energy density is proportional to the square of the voltage.
- the ionic liquid is composed of ions only.
- Ionic liquids are low melting temperature salts that are in a molten or liquid state when above a desired temperature. For instance, a salt is considered as an ionic liquid if its melting point is below 100°C. If the melting temperature is equal to or lower than room temperature (25°C), the salt is referred to as a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL).
- RTIL room temperature ionic liquid
- the IL salts are characterized by weak interactions, due to the combination of a large cation and a charge-delocalized anion. This results in a low tendency to crystallize due to flexibility (anion) and asymmetry (cation).
- a typical and well-known ionic liquid is formed by the combination of a l-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium (EMI) cation and an N,N-bis(trifluoromethane)sulphonamide (TFSI) anion.
- EMI l-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium
- TFSI N,N-bis(trifluoromethane)sulphonamide
- ionic liquids that has the desired properties for a given application.
- salts include, among others, imidazolium, pyrrolidinium and quaternary ammonium salts as cations and bis(trifluoromethanesulphonyl) imide, bis(fluorosulphonyl)imide, and hexafluorophosphate as anions.
- ionic liquids come in different classes that basically include aprotic, protic and zwitterionic types, each one suitable for a specific application.
- RTILs room temperature ionic liquids
- RTILs include, but not limited to, tetraalkylammonium, di-, tri-, and tetra-alkylimidazolium, alkylpyridinium, dialkyl- pyrrolidinium, dialkylpiperidinium, tetraalkylphosphonium, and trialkylsulfonium.
- RTILs include, but not limited to, BF 4 " , B(CN) 4 “ , CH 3 BF 3 “ , CH2CHBF 3 “ , CF 3 BF 3 “ , C 2 F 5 BF 3 " , «-C 3 F 7 BF 3 “ , «-C 4 F 9 BF 3 “ , PF 6 " , CF 3 C0 2 “ , CF 3 S0 3 “ , N(S0 2 CF 3 ) 2 " , N(COCF 3 )(S0 2 CF 3 ) “ , N(S0 2 F) 2 “ , N(CN) 2 “ , C(CN) 3 “ , SCN “ , SeCN “ , CuCl 2 “ , A1C1 4 “ , F(HF) 2.3 “ , etc.
- RTILs with good working conductivities.
- RTILs can possess archetypical properties such as high intrinsic ionic conductivity, high thermal stability, low volatility, low (practically zero) vapor pressure, non-flammability, the ability to remain liquid at a wide range of temperatures above and below room temperature, high polarity, high viscosity, and wide electrochemical windows. These properties, except for the high viscosity, are desirable attributes when it comes to using an RTIL as an electrolyte ingredient (a salt and/or a solvent) in a supercapacitor.
- the anode active material or cathode active material may be designed to contain graphene sheets and a redox pair partner material selected from a metal oxide, a conducting polymer (e.g. conjugate-chain polymers), a non-conducting polymer (e.g. polyacrylonitrile, PAN), an organic material (e.g. hydroquinone), a non-graphene carbon material, an inorganic material, or a combination thereof.
- a redox pair partner material selected from a metal oxide, a conducting polymer (e.g. conjugate-chain polymers), a non-conducting polymer (e.g. polyacrylonitrile, PAN), an organic material (e.g. hydroquinone), a non-graphene carbon material, an inorganic material, or a combination thereof.
- a redox pair partner material selected from a metal oxide, a conducting polymer (e.g. conjugate-chain polymers), a non-conducting polymer (e.g. poly
- graphene halogenide e.g. graphene fluoride
- graphene hydrogenide e.g. graphene hydrogenide
- nitrogenated graphene can work with a wide variety of partner materials to form a redox pair for developing pseudo-capacitance.
- the metal oxide or inorganic materials that serve in such a role include Ru0 2 , Ir0 2 , NiO, Mn0 2 , V0 2 , V 2 0 5 , V 3 0 8 , Ti0 2 , Cr 2 0 3 , Co 2 0 3 , Co 3 0 4 , Pb0 2 , Ag 2 0, MoC x , Mo 2 N, or a combination thereof.
- the inorganic material may be selected from a metal carbide, metal nitride, metal boride, metal dichalcogenide, or a combination thereof.
- the desired metal oxide or inorganic material is selected from an oxide, dichalcogenide, trichalcogenide, sulfide, selenide, or telluride of niobium, zirconium, molybdenum, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, titanium, vanadium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, iron, or nickel in a nanowire, nano-disc, nano-ribbon, or nano platelet form.
- These materials can be in the form of a simple mixture with sheets of a graphene material, but preferably in a nano particle or nano coating form that that is physically or chemically bonded to a surface of the graphene sheets prior to be formed into a slurry and injected into the pores of the porous current collectors.
- a sample of the coated carrier material was then immersed in tetrachloroethylene at 80°C for 24 hours to dissolve PP and allow graphene sheets to disperse in the organic solvent. After solvent removal, isolated graphene sheet powder was recovered (mostly few-layer graphene). The remaining coated carrier material was then compacted in a mold cavity to form a green compact, which was then heat-treated in a sealed crucible at 350°C and then at 600°C for 2 hours to produce a graphene-carbon foam.
- polypropylene PP
- the carrier material for graphene-carbon hybrid foam production is not limited to PP. It could be any polymer
- thermoplastic thermoset, rubber, wax, mastic, gum, organic resin, etc.
- thermosetting resins such as epoxide and imide-based oligomers or rubber
- thermosetting resins can be made into a particle form at room temperature or lower (e.g. cryogenic temperature).
- room temperature or lower e.g. cryogenic temperature
- thermosetting resin particles can be used as a polymer carrier.
- EXAMPLE 2 Graphene-carbon hybrid foam using expanded graphite (> 100 nm in thickness) as the graphene source and ABS as the polymer solid carrier particles
- EXAMPLE 3 Production of graphene-carbon hybrid foam from meso-carbon micro beads (MCMBs as the graphene source material)) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers (as solid carrier particles)
- MCMBs meso-carbon micro beads
- PAN polyacrylonitrile
- the films were subjected to a heat treatment at 250°C for 1 hour (in room air), 350°C for 2 hours, and 1,000°C for 2 hours (under an argon gas atmosphere) to obtain graphene-carbon foam layers.
- Half of the carbonized foam layers were then heated to 2,850°C and maintained at this temperature for 0.5 hours.
- EXAMPLE 4 Particles of cured phenolic resin as the polymer carrier in a freezer mill
- a mass of graphene-coated resin particles was compressed to form a green compact, which was then infiltrated with a small amount of petroleum pitch. Separately, another green compact of graphene-coated resin particles was prepared under comparable conditions, but no pitch infiltration was attempted. The two compacts were then subjected to identical pyrolysis treatments.
- EXAMPLE 5 Natural graphite particles as the graphene source, polyethylene (PE) or nylon 6/6 beads as the solid carrier particles, and ceramic or glass beads as added impacting balls
- a mass of graphene-coated PE pellets and a mass of graphene-coated nylon beads were separately compacted in a mold cavity and briefly heated above the melting point of PE or nylon and then rapidly cooled to form two green compacts. For comparison purposes, two
- the latex was then de-emulsified with anhydrous sodium sulfate (20 g) and the silicone rubber panicles were obtained by filtration under a vacuum, washing with distilled water, and drying under vacuum at 25°C.
- the particle size distribution of the resulting rubber particles was 3-11 ⁇ .
- a sheet of graphene-carbon hybrid foam was fluorinated by vapors of chlorine trifluoride in a sealed autoclave reactor to yield fluorinated graphene-carbon hybrid film. Different durations of fluorination time were allowed for achieving different degrees of fluorination. Sheets of fluorinated graphene-carbon foam were then separately immersed in containers each containing a chloroform-water mixture. We observed that these foam sheets selectively absorb chloroform from water and the amount of chloroform absorbed increases with the degree of fluorination until the fluorine content reaches 7.3% by wt.
- Example 3 Several pieces of graphene-carbon foam prepared in Example 3 were immersed in a 30% H 2 0 2 -water solution for a period of 2-48 hours to obtain graphene oxide (GO) foams, having an oxygen content of 2-25% by weight.
- Some GO foam samples were mixed with different proportions of urea and the mixtures were heated in a microwave reactor (900 W) for 0.5 to 5 minutes. The products were washed several times with deionized water and vacuum dried. The products obtained were nitrogenated graphene foam. The nitrogen contents were from 3% to 17.5 wt. %, as measured by elemental analysis.
- oxidized graphene-carbon hybrid foam structures are particularly effective as an absorber of oil from an oil-water mixture (i.e. oil spilled on water and then mixed together).
- the integral 3D graphene (0-15% by wt. oxygen)-carbon foam structures are both hydrophobic and oleophilic.
- a surface or a material is said to be hydrophobic if water is repelled from this material or surface and that a droplet of water placed on a hydrophobic surface or material will form a large contact angle.
- a surface or a material is said to be oleophilic if it has a strong affinity for oils and not for water.
- COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1 Graphene via Hummer's Process and carbonization of the graphene-polymer composite
- Graphite oxide as prepared by oxidation of graphite flakes with sulfuric acid, nitrate, and permanganate according to the method of Hummers [US Pat. No. 2,798,878, Jul. 9, 1957]. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was poured into deionized water and filtered. The graphite oxide was repeatedly washed in a 5% solution of HC1 to remove most of the sulphate ions. The sample was then washed repeatedly with deionized water until the pH of the filtrate was neutral. The slurry was spray-dried and stored in a vacuum oven at 60° C. for 24 hours. The interlayer spacing of the resulting laminar graphite oxide was determined by the Debey-Scherrer X-ray technique to be approximately 0.73nm (7.3 A). A sample of this material was
- COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of single-layer graphene oxide (GO) sheets from meso-carbon micro-beads (MCMBs) and then production of graphene foam layers from GO sheets
- MCMBs Meso-carbon microbeads
- This material has a density of about 2.24 g/cm 3 with a median particle size of about 16 ⁇ .
- MCMB (10 grams) were intercalated with an acid solution (sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and potassium permanganate at a ratio of 4: 1 :0.05) for 48-96 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was poured into deionized water and filtered. The intercalated MCMBs were repeatedly washed in a 5% solution of HC1 to remove most of the sulphate ions.
- the sample was then washed repeatedly with deionized water until the pH of the filtrate was no less than 4.5.
- the slurry was then subjected ultrasoni cation for 10-100 minutes to produce GO suspensions.
- TEM and atomic force microscopic studies indicate that most of the GO sheets were single-layer graphene when the oxidation treatment exceeded 72 hours, and 2- or 3-layer graphene when the oxidation time was from 48 to 72 hours.
- the GO sheets contain oxygen proportion of approximately 35%-47% by weight for oxidation treatment times of 48-96 hours.
- GO sheets were suspended in water. Baking soda (5- 20% by weight), as a chemical blowing agent, was added to the suspension just prior to casting. The suspension was then cast onto a glass surface. Several samples were cast, some containing a blowing agent and some not. The resulting GO films, after removal of liquid, have a thickness that can be varied from approximately 10 to 500 ⁇ .
- Several sheets of the GO film, with or without a blowing agent were then subjected to heat treatments that involve a heat temperature of 80-500°C for 1-5 hours, which generated a graphene foam structure.
- interconnected 3D scaffold of nickel was chosen as a template for the growth of graphene foam. Briefly, carbon was introduced into a nickel foam by decomposing CH 4 at 1,000°C under ambient pressure, and graphene films were then deposited on the surface of the nickel foam. Due to the difference in the thermal expansion coefficients between nickel and graphene, ripples and wrinkles were formed on the graphene films. In order to recover (separate) graphene foam, Ni frame must be etched away.
- PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Pitch powder, granules, or pellets are placed in a aluminum mold with the desired final shape of the foam.
- Mitsubishi ARA-24 meso-phase pitch was utilized.
- the sample is evacuated to less than 1 torr and then heated to a temperature approximately 300°C. At this point, the vacuum was released to a nitrogen blanket and then a pressure of up to 1,000 psi was applied.
- the temperature of the system was then raised to 800°C. This was performed at a rate of 2 degree C/min. The temperature was held for at least 15 minutes to achieve a soak and then the furnace power was turned off and cooled to room temperature at a rate of approximately 1.5 degree C/min with release of pressure at a rate of approximately 2 psi/min.
- Final foam temperatures were 630°C and 800°C.
- a self-assembled graphene hydrogel (SGH) sample was prepared by a one-step hydrothermal method.
- the SGH can be easily prepared by heating 2 mg/mL of homogeneous graphene oxide (GO) aqueous dispersion sealed in a Teflon- lined autoclave at 180°C for 12 h.
- the SGH containing about 2.6% (by weight) graphene sheets and 97.4% water has an electrical conductivity of approximately 5 x 10 "3 S/cm.
- the resulting graphene foam Upon drying and heat treating at 1,500°C, the resulting graphene foam exhibits an electrical conductivity of approximately 1.5 x 10 "1 S/cm, which is 2 times lower than those of the presently invented graphene foams produced by heat treating at the same temperature.
- FIG. 6 shows some electrical conductivity values of 3D graphene-carbon foam and the hydrothermally reduced GO graphene foam.
- the compression strength of the samples having an average density of 0.51 g/cm 3 was measured to be 3.6 MPa and the compression modulus was measured to be 74 MPa.
- the compression strength and compressive modulus of the presently invented graphene-carbon foam samples having a comparable physical density are 6.2 MPa and 113 MPa, respectively.
- FIG. 4(A) Shown in FIG. 4(A) are the thermal conductivity values vs. specific gravity of the 3D graphene-carbon foam, meso-phase pitch-derived graphite foam, and Ni foam template-assisted CVD graphene foam.
- the 3D integral graphene-carbon foams produced by the presently invented process exhibit significantly higher thermal conductivity as compared to both meso-phase pitch- derived graphite foam and Ni foam template-assisted CVD graphene, given the same physical density.
- CVD graphene is essentially pristine graphene that has never been exposed to oxidation and should have exhibited a high thermal conductivity compared to our graphene-carbon hybrid foam.
- the carbon phase of the hybrid foam is in general of low degree of crystallinity (some being amorphous carbon) and, thus, has much lower thermal or electrical conductivity as compared with graphene alone.
- the carbon phase is coupled with graphene sheets to form an integral structure produced by the presently invented method, the resulting hybrid form exhibits a thermal conductivity as compared to an all-pristine graphene foam.
- the specific conductivity values of the presently invented hybrid foam materials exhibit values from 250 to 500 W/mK per unit of specific gravity; but those of other types of foam materials are typically lower than 250 W/mK per unit of specific gravity.
- FIG. 5 Summarized in FIG. 5 are thermal conductivity data for a series of 3D graphene-carbon foams and a series of pristine graphene derived foams, both plotted over the final (maximum) heat treatment temperatures. In both types of materials, the thermal conductivity increases monotonically with the final HTT.
- the presently invented process enables the cost-effective and environmentally benign production of graphene-carbon foams that outperform pristine graphene foams. This is another unexpected result.
- FIG. 4(B) shows the thermal conductivity values of the presently invented hybrid foam and hydrothermally reduced GO graphene foam. Electrical conductivity values of 3D graphene-carbon foam and the hydrothermally reduced GO graphene foam are shown in FIG. 6. These data further support the notion that, given the same amount of solid material, the presently invented graphene-carbon foam is intrinsically most conducting, reflecting the significance of continuity in electron and phonon transport paths. The carbon phase bridges the gaps or interruptions between graphene sheets.
- EXAMPLE 10 Characterization of various graphene foams and conventional graphite foam The internal structures (crystal structure and orientation) of several series of graphene- carbon foam materials were investigated using X-ray diffraction.
- the graphene walls of the hybrid foam materials exhibit a d 0 o 2 spacing typically from 0.3345 nm to 0.40 nm, but more typically up to 0.34 nm.
- the doo 2 spacing is decreased to approximately to 0.3354 nm, identical to that of a graphite single crystal.
- the (004) peak intensity relative to the (002) intensity on the same diffraction curve, or the 7(004)//(002) ratio, is a good indication of the degree of crystal perfection and preferred orientation of graphene planes.
- the (004) peak is either non-existing or relatively weak, with the 7(004)//(002) ratio ⁇ 0.1, for all graphitic materials heat treated at a temperature lower than 2,800°C.
- the 7(004)//(002) ratio for the graphitic materials heat treated at 3,000-3,250°C is in the range of 0.2-0.5.
- a graphene foam prepared with a final HTT of 2,750°C for one hour exhibits a 7(004)//(002) ratio of 0.78 and a Mosaic spread value of 0.21, indicating the pore walls being a practically perfect graphene single crystal with a good degree of preferred orientation (if prepared under a compression force).
- the "mosaic spread” value is obtained from the full width at half maximum of the (002) reflection in an X-ray diffraction intensity curve.
- This index for the degree of ordering characterizes the graphite or graphene crystal size (or grain size), amounts of grain boundaries and other defects, and the degree of preferred grain orientation.
- a nearly perfect single crystal of graphite is characterized by having a mosaic spread value of 0.2-0.4.
- Some of our graphene foams have a mosaic spread value in this range of 0.3-0.6 when produced using a final heat treatment temperature no less than 2,500°C.
- harder polymer particles e.g. PE, PP, nylon, ABS, polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, etc. and their filler-reinforced versions
- softer polymer particles e.g. rubber, PVC, polyvinyl alcohol, latex particles
- all polymer balls are capable of supporting from 0.001%) to approximately 80%> by weight of graphene sheets (mostly few-layer graphene, ⁇ 10 layers, if over 30%> by weight of graphene sheets).
- the presently invented method also allows for convenient and flexible control over the chemical composition (e.g. F, O, and N contents, etc.), responsive to various application needs (e.g. oil recovery from oil-contaminated water, separation of an organic solvent from water or other solvents, heat dissipation, etc.).
- chemical composition e.g. F, O, and N contents, etc.
- application needs e.g. oil recovery from oil-contaminated water, separation of an organic solvent from water or other solvents, heat dissipation, etc.
- EXAMPLE 11 Preparation of Mn0 2 -graphene redox pairs in a graphene-carbon hybrid foam
- the Mn0 2 powder was synthesized by two methods (one with the presence of pristine graphene and the other within the pores of graphene-carbon foam).
- a 0.1 mol/L KMn0 4 aqueous solution was prepared by dissolving potassium permanganate in deionized water.
- 13.3 g surfactant of high purity sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate was added in 300mL iso-octane (oil) and stirred well to obtain an optically transparent solution.
- the samples were (1) a graphene-carbon hybrid foam structure having graphene wall-supported Mn0 2 and (2) Mn0 2 -coated graphene sheets, which were then packed into a porous paper-like structure using the vacuum-assisted filtration method.
- graphene and Mn0 2 form a redox pair operating to produce pseudo- capacitance when a liquid electrolyte is impregnated into pores of the foam.
- electrode thickness approximately 105 ⁇
- the graphene-carbon hybrid foam -based electrode exhibits a significantly lower equivalent series resistance.
- an electrode cathode or anode
- an electrode active material e.g. graphene, activated carbon, inorganic nano discs, etc.
- Super-P acetylene black-based conductive additive
- the specific power (P) can be calculated as
- the specific capacitance (C) of the cell is represented by the slope at each point of the voltage vs. specific capacity plot,
- FIG. 7 Shown in FIG. 7 are Ragone plots (gravimetric and volumetric power density vs. energy density) of two sets of symmetric supercapacitor (EDLC) cells containing nitrogen-doped graphene sheets and nitrogen-doped graphene-carbon hybrid as the electrode active material and EMTMBF4 ionic liquid as the electrolyte.
- EDLC symmetric supercapacitor
- One of the two series of supercapacitors was based on the graphene-carbon hybrid foam prepared according to an embodiment of instant invention and the other was by the conventional slurry coating of electrodes.
- supercapacitor cells prepared by the presently invented method are significantly higher than those of their counterparts prepared via the conventional method (denoted as “conventional”).
- the differences are highly dramatic and are mainly due to the high active material mass loading (> 20 mg/cm 2 ) associated with the presently invented cells, reduced proportion of overhead components (non-active) relative to the active material weight/volume, no binder resin, the ability of the inventive method to more effectively pack graphene sheets into pores of the foam without graphene sheet re-stacking.
- volumetric energy densities and volumetric power densities are significantly lower than those of their gravimetric energy densities and gravimetric power densities, due to the very low tap density (packing density of 0.25 g/cm 3 ) of isolated graphene sheet-based electrodes prepared by the conventional slurry coating method.
- volumetric energy densities and volumetric power densities are higher than those of their gravimetric energy densities and gravimetric power densities, due to the relatively high tap density (packing density of 1.15 g/cm 3 ) of hybrid foam-based electrodes prepared by the presently invented method.
- FIG. 8 Shown in FIG. 8 are Ragone plots of lithium ion capacitor (LIC) cells containing pristine graphene sheets as the cathode active material, prelithiated graphite particles as the anode active material, and lithium salt (LiPF 6 )-PC/DEC as organic liquid electrolyte.
- the data are for both LICs, wherein the cathode is prepared by the presently invented method and those by the conventional slurry coating of electrodes. These data indicate that both the gravimetric and volumetric energy densities and power densities of the LIC cells prepared by the presently invented method are significantly higher than those of their counterparts prepared via the conventional method.
- the absolute magnitudes of the volumetric energy densities and volumetric power densities are significantly lower than those of their gravimetric energy densities and gravimetric power densities, due to the very low tap density (packing density of 0.25 g/cm 3 ) of pristine graphene-based cathodes prepared by the conventional slurry coating method.
- the absolute magnitudes of the volumetric energy densities and volumetric power densities are higher than those of their gravimetric energy densities and gravimetric power densities, due to the relatively high tap density of pristine graphene-based cathodes prepared by the presently invented method.
- the weight of the active material i.e. activated carbon
- the weight of the active material accounts for about 25%-30% of the total mass of the packaged cell.
- a factor of 3 to 4 is frequently used to extrapolate the energy or power densities of the device (cell) from the properties based on the active material weight alone.
- the properties reported are typically based on the active material weight alone and the electrodes are typically very thin ( « 100 ⁇ , and mostly « 50 ⁇ ).
- the active material weight is typically from 5% to 10% of the total device weight, which implies that the actual cell (device) energy or power densities may be obtained by dividing the corresponding active material weight-based values by a factor of 10 to 20.
- the electrode thickness of a supercapacitor is a design parameter that can be freely adjusted for optimization of device performance; but, in reality, the supercapacitor thickness is manufacturing-limited and one cannot produce electrodes of good structural integrity that exceed certain thickness level. Our studies further indicate that this problem is even more severe with graphene-based electrode. The instant invention solves this critically important issue associated with supercapacitors.
- the gravimetric ( ⁇ ) and volumetric (A) energy density of the conventional supercapaitors are based on the highest achieved electrode tap density of approximately 0.25 g/cm 3
- the gravimetric ( ⁇ ) and volumetric (X) energy density of the presently invented supercapaitors are from those having an electrode tap density of approximately 0.75 g/cm 3 , by no means the highest. No one else has previously reported such a high tap density for un-treated, non-activated oxidized graphene electrodes.
- EDLC supercapacitor cells produced by the conventional slurry coating method is approximately 12 Wh/kg, but those prepared by the presently invented method exhibit a gravimetric energy density as high as 31.6 Wh/kg at room temperature. This is an unprecedentedly high energy density value for EDLC supercapacitors (based on the total cell weight, not the electrode weight or active material weight alone). Even more impressive is the observation that the volumetric energy density of the presently invented supercapacitor cell is as high as 23.7 Wh/L, which is more than 7 times greater than the 3.0 Wh/L achieved by the conventional counterparts.
- EXAMPLE 15 Achievable active material weight percentage in a cell and its effect on electrochemical performance of supercapacitor cells Because the active material weight accounts for up to about 30% of the total mass of the packaged commercial supercapacitors, a factor of 30% must be used to extrapolate the energy or power densities of the device from the performance data of the active material alone. Thus, the energy density of 20 Wh/kg of activated carbon (i.e. based on the active material weight alone) will translate to about 6 Wh/kg of the packaged cell. However, this extrapolation is only valid for electrodes with thicknesses and densities similar to those of commercial electrodes (150 ⁇ or about 10 mg/cm 2 of the carbon electrode).
- An electrode of the same active material that is thinner or lighter will mean an even lower energy or power density based on the cell weight.
- FIG. 10 shows the cell-level gravimetric energy densities plotted over the achievable active material proportion (active material weight/total cell weight) in a graphene-carbon hybrid foam-based EDLC supercapacitor (with organic liquid electrolyte).
- An exceptional cell-level energy density of 46.6 Wh/kg has been achieved.
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